SERVICE LEARNING MALAYSIA

UNIVERSITY FOR SOCIETY

MOHD ZAKI KAMSAHUNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA

SHIFT #1

Initiative A1 Enhancing curriculum

HIEPs1. First-Year Seminars and Experiences

2. Learning Communities

3. Common Intellectual Experiences

4. Collaborative Assignments and Projects

5. Undergraduate Research

6. Writing-Intensive Courses

7. Diversity/Global Learning

8. Service Learning, Community-Based

Learning

9. Internships

10. Capstone Courses and Projects

Malaysia Education Blueprint 2015-2025 (Higher Education)

DASAR KOMUNITI NEGARA

17 Feb 2019

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27 Jun 2019

Dasar

Pembangunan

Luar Bandar

2030

SERVICE LEARNING

Academic

Community Involvement

Practical Experiences

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Internship Civic

Community Service/

Volunteerism

SERVICE LEARNING

Examples:What might each look like?

• Volunteer at hospital

• Internship at hospital

• Service learning at hospital

Community service example

If students remove trash from a residential yard:

They are providing a service to the community as volunteers.

Service-learning example

• When students remove trash from a residential yard,

• analyze what they found,

• share the results and offer suggestions for the neighborhood to reduce pollution,

• and then reflect on their experience

THAT is service-learning!

Service Learning is:

• An element in a course in order to achieve a specific learning outcome

• A teaching and learning method

• About :

– Enhance learning

– Improve community

– Transformative community engagement

– Structured

– Experiential learning and reflection.

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Service Learning Is Not:

• An episodic volunteer program

• An add-on to an existing university curriculum

• Logging a set number of community service hours in order to graduate

• Compensatory service assigned as a form of punishment by the courts or by school administrators

• One-sided: benefiting only students or only the community

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SULAM StrategyStudents will work at the Old Folk Home for 3 hours a week to learn about the organization. Then, after they are familiar with the organization they will produce a monthly newsletter to be distributed to the neighborhood.

Community NeedThe Old Folk Home needs to develop newsletter that informs the community of the variety of programs and services they provide

Learning OutcomeCOM323 students need to improve their public relations writing skills

BRINGING SERVICE AND LEARNING TOGETHER

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Launching of SULAM @ 13 April 2019

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What is SULAM?

It is a course-based, credit-bearing educational experience in which students participate in a structured service activity that meets identified community needs. They will reflect on their service activity and experiences and relate them to the desired learning outcomes, in such a way they will gain deeper understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline, enhanced sense of personal values and civic responsibility.

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KEY COMPONENTS OF SULAM

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Course Content

Critical Reflection

Meaningful Service

Student

LecturerCommunity

Learning Categories in SULAM

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Personal Development

Civic Lesson

Academic Learning

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SULAM Benefits

Student

• Deep learning

• Personal and interpersonal development

• Civic engagement

• Tolerance of diversity

Lecturer

• New ways of teaching

• Interaction with community

• Direct impact of teaching in community

• New opportunity for research

University

• Enhanced teaching, research and outreach

• Preparation of graduates

• Positive community relationships

Community

• Participate in student learning

• Access to HLI resources

• New ideas & energy

Effective Practices in SULAM

1. The assignment is connected to

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)

2. The assignment is connected to

course content and those connections

are discussed during class time

3. The service activities are organized

and executed with the community

partner, not for or to the community

partner

4. The community partner is non-profit

5. Students and lecturers do not receive

payment for their service

6. There is a reflection component

included in the assignment

7. Students conduct a significant number

of hours serving the community

partner (20 hours over the course of a

semester is recommended)

8. The service activities are a graded,

required component of the course

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APPROACHES TO SULAM

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Indirect SULAMWorking on broad issues, environmental projects

Advocacy SULAMEducating others about topics of public interest

Research-based SULAMGathering and presenting information on areas of interest and need

Direct SULAMPerson-to-person, face-to-face service projects

SULAM IN CURRICULUM

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Discipline-based

The learning objective is to apply technical expertise to

community needs.

Problem-based

The learning objective is to solve real, community- based

problems

Capstone course

Students draw upon the knowledge they have obtained

throughout their course work and combine it with relevant service

work in the community.

Service internship

Have regular and ongoing reflective opportunities that help

students analyze their new experiences using discipline-based

theories.

Undergrad Community-based action Research

Community members and students contribute equally to setting

the research agenda and determining how the results will be

used.

Pure/Civic based

The learning objective is to promote civic engagement.

SULAM

Pure

Discipline-based

PBL

Capstone Project

Internship

Research-based

PROGRAM PEMBANGUNAN PERSEKITARAN

KOMUNITI LESTARI (2014)

Flat Taman Plentong Utama, Johor Bahru

Persekitaran Flat Taman Plentong Utama (2014)

Kawasan Tapak Sediaada: Kawasan ‘courtyard’ di tengah bangunan

yang terbiar dan dipenuhi sampah sarap dan bahan terbuang.

Pembangunan Laman Edible

Sebelum Selepas

Hasil Akhir Pembangunan Laman Edible

Selepas Selepas

Hasil Akhir Pembangunan Laman Edible

Laman Edible selepas setahun dibangunkan

Aktiviti Gotong Royong

Penyelenggaraan Persekitaran oleh Komunti 2018

PROGRAM PEMBANGUNAN EKO WARISAN PELANCONGAN

PROJEK KOMUNITI SULAM UTM

KOLABORASI

BERSAMA

RAKAN STRATEGIK

AgensiKerajaanYang Sepadan

Badan-BadanBukanKerajaan

KomunitiTg Surat

PihakIndividu

BadanKorporat/Industri

Kampun

g

Budaya

Jejak

Alam

Bakau

Laman

Warisan

Pengkalan

Jeti (Pintu

Masuk)

Pinggira

n Bayu

(Laluan

Pantai)

Draf Cadangan Pelan Skematik

Pembangunan Pelancongan Pulau Tanjung

Surat

Laman

Budaya

Kelong

Susuri

Eko

Sungai Galeri

Jong

Gedung Dato

Penggawa

Timur

Tangga 200

Dewan B

udaya

Gugusan

Kelong

Warisan Tanjung

Surat

Masjid Tanjung Surat

dan Balai Polis

Pantai

Marina

Pengkalan Jeti

Laman

Ladang

Getah

Fasa1

Fasa2

Fasa3

Sept. 2018 –

Ogos 2019

Sept. 2019 –

Ogos 2020Sept. 2020 –

Ogos 2021

Perancangan dan Aktiviti Komuniti SULAM Pulau Tg. Surat (2018 – 2021)

ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

Lecturer Readiness

• Course Management

• TnL Activities

• Assessment

Cost

• Fees

• CSR

• Local Authorities

• Govt. Agencies

Industry/Corporate/Agency

Involvement

• CSR – personnel, in-kind

• Expertise

• Networking

Community Cooperation

• Community Needs

• TnL involvement

• Logistic

SULAM-Net

SULAM Network

Poly

TI

Corporate

NGO

Effective SULAM

Coordinate

Support Group

Best Practices

SULAM Research

Conferences

UA US

Colleges

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